2016 – 2017 Hamline University Graduate Bulletin 1536 Hewitt Ave, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55104-1284 www.hamline.edu Table of Contents About the Bulletin ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Mission, Values, and Vision ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Graduate Academic Calendar ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 About Hamline ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Accreditation................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Graduate Programs at a Glance ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Admission Information ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Financial Aid and Scholarships ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Academic Standards and Policies ...................................................................................................................................................................................................6 Academic Honor Code .............................................................................................................................................................................................................6 Academic Load ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7 Academic Progress for Graduate Students ........................................................................................................................................................................ 7 Accommodations for Disabilities .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Attendance/Assignments ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8 Class Cancellation ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Commencement ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Course Drop and Withdrawal ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 9 Course Evaluation ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Credit Hour Policy ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Financial Hold: Restrictions on Registration and Release of Academic Records ................................................................................................. 10 Grade Definitions and Grading Information ..................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Grade Change and Appeal ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Military Leave............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13 Name and Gender Changes .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13 Registration ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13 Release of Student Information (FERPA) .......................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy for Financial Aid ............................................................................................................................................. 15 State Eligibility and Complaint Process ............................................................................................................................................................................. 17 Technology Use ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Time Limits .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18 Transcripts .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18 Transfer Credit/Credit Equivalencies ............................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Tuition and Fees ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Withdrawal or Leave of Absence ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Creative Writing Programs (CWP) ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Academic Programs ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 21 Master of Fine Arts in Writing (MFA) ....................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Children and Young Adults (MFA) .......................................................................................................... 22 Courses ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 Faculty ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 28 Graduate Legal Education .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 29 Academic Programs ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................